Sunderland vs Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Stadium of Light

17 Jan 2026, 16:00

2:1

Finished

Crystal Palace

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Chris Richards

17'

Yéremy Pino

Goal

30'

33'

Goal

Enzo Le Fée(N. Mukiele)

Adam Wharton

36'

2ND HALF

48'

Trai Hume

63'

N. Mukiele

Tyrick Mitchell

63'

66'

O. Alderete

71'

Goal

Brian Brobbey

84'

Eliezer Mayenda

Brian Brobbey

87'

Injured

R. Mundle

88'

Dennis Cirkin

R. Mundle

Match statistics

57%Possession43%

456Passes Attempted339

365Completed Passes255

3Corners4

25Throw-ins12

13Shots On Target6

Line-ups

Sunderland

Formation

4-2-3-1

Robin Roefs

#22Robin Roefs

O. Alderete

#15O. Alderete

D. Ballard

#5D. Ballard

Reinildo

#17Reinildo

N. Mukiele

#20N. Mukiele

Noah Sadiki

#27Noah Sadiki

Granit Xhaka

#34Granit Xhaka

Enzo Le Fée

#28Enzo Le Fée

R. Mundle

#14R. Mundle

Trai Hume

#32Trai Hume

Brian Brobbey

#9Brian Brobbey

Starting XI

Robin Roefs #22
O. Alderete #15	66'
D. Ballard #5
Reinildo #17
N. Mukiele #20	63' 🎯33'
Noah Sadiki #27
Granit Xhaka #34
Enzo Le Fée #28	⚽33'
R. Mundle #14	87' 88'
Trai Hume #32	48'
Brian Brobbey #9	84' ⚽71'

Substitutes

A. Patterson #1
L. Geertruida #6
Dennis Cirkin #3	88'
Luke O'nien #13
D. Neil #4
Chris Rigg #11
Simon Adingra #24
Eliezer Mayenda #12	84'
W. Isidor #18

Will not play

Nordi

Nordi Mukiele Mulere

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Reinildo Isnard

Reinildo Isnard Mandava

Defender

Return: Late March 2026

Brian Ebenezer

Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey

Forward

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Dennis

Dennis Cirkin

Defender

Knock injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Sunderland

Régis Le Bris

Sunderland

Formation

4-2-3-1

Robin Roefs

#22Robin Roefs

O. Alderete

#15O. Alderete

D. Ballard

#5D. Ballard

Reinildo

#17Reinildo

N. Mukiele

#20N. Mukiele

Noah Sadiki

#27Noah Sadiki

Granit Xhaka

#34Granit Xhaka

Enzo Le Fée

#28Enzo Le Fée

R. Mundle

#14R. Mundle

Trai Hume

#32Trai Hume

Brian Brobbey

#9Brian Brobbey

Starting XI

Robin Roefs #22
O. Alderete #15	66'
D. Ballard #5
Reinildo #17
N. Mukiele #20	63' 🎯33'
Noah Sadiki #27
Granit Xhaka #34
Enzo Le Fée #28	⚽33'
R. Mundle #14	87' 88'
Trai Hume #32	48'
Brian Brobbey #9	84' ⚽71'

Substitutes

A. Patterson #1
L. Geertruida #6
Dennis Cirkin #3	88'
Luke O'nien #13
D. Neil #4
Chris Rigg #11
Simon Adingra #24
Eliezer Mayenda #12	84'
W. Isidor #18

Will not play

Nordi

Nordi Mukiele Mulere

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Reinildo Isnard

Reinildo Isnard Mandava

Defender

Return: Late March 2026

Brian Ebenezer

Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey

Forward

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Dennis

Dennis Cirkin

Defender

Knock injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Sunderland

Régis Le Bris

Crystal Palace

Formation

3-4-2-1

Dean Henderson

#1Dean Henderson

M. Lacroix

#5M. Lacroix

J. Lerma

#8J. Lerma

Chris Richards

#26Chris Richards

Will Hughes

#19Will Hughes

Adam Wharton

#20Adam Wharton

Justin Devenny

#55Justin Devenny

Tyrick Mitchell

#3Tyrick Mitchell

B. Johnson

#11B. Johnson

Yéremy Pino

#10Yéremy Pino

Jean Mateta

#14Jean Mateta

Starting XI

Dean Henderson #1
M. Lacroix #5
J. Lerma #8
Chris Richards #26	17'
Will Hughes #19
Adam Wharton #20	36'
Justin Devenny #55
Tyrick Mitchell #3	63'
B. Johnson #11
Yéremy Pino #10	⚽30'
Jean Mateta #14

Substitutes

W. Benítez #44
R. Matthews #31
Joél Drakes-Thomas #86
Borna Sosa #24
Jaydee Canvot #23
Chadi Riad #34
Daniel Imray #30
Kayden Rodney #42
C. Uche #12

Will not play

Jefferson Andrés

Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Jean-Philippe

Jean-Philippe Mateta

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Edward

Edward Nketiah

Forward

Strain injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Cheick Oumar

Cheick Oumar Doucoure

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Crystal Palace

Oliver Glasner

Head-to-head

25 matches

Sunderland

Sunderland

11

Wins

6

Draws

8

Wins

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

Premier League2025 • 1 match

Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Premier League2017 • 1 match

Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Premier League2016 • 2 matches

Sunderland

Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Crystal Palace

Premier League2015 • 2 matches

Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Sunderland

Crystal Palace

Premier League2014 • 2 matches

Crystal Palace

Sunderland

Sunderland

Crystal Palace

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	29	19	7	3	58:22	+36	64	WDDWW
2	Manchester City	28	18	5	5	57:25	+32	59	DWWWW
3	Manchester United	28	14	9	5	50:38	+12	51	WWDWW
4	Aston Villa	28	15	6	7	38:30	+8	51	LDWDL
5	Liverpool	28	14	6	8	47:37	+10	48	WLWWW
6	Chelsea	28	12	9	7	49:33	+16	45	WWDDL
7	Brentford	28	13	4	11	44:40	+4	43	WWDLW
8	Everton	28	11	7	10	32:33	-1	40	DWLLW
9	Fulham	28	12	4	12	40:42	-2	40	LLLWW
10	AFC Bournemouth	28	9	12	7	44:46	-2	39	WDWDD
11	Brighton	28	9	10	9	38:35	+3	37	DLLWW
12	Sunderland	28	9	10	9	29:34	-5	37	WLLLD
13	Newcastle	28	10	6	12	40:42	-2	36	LLWLL
14	Crystal Palace	28	9	8	11	30:34	-4	35	DWLWL
15	Leeds United	28	7	10	11	37:47	-10	31	LWDDL
16	Tottenham Hotspur	28	7	8	13	38:43	-5	29	DLLLL
17	Nottingham Forest	28	7	6	15	26:41	-15	27	DLDLL
18	West Ham	28	6	7	15	34:54	-20	25	LWDDL
19	Burnley	28	4	7	17	32:56	-24	19	LLWDL
20	Wolves	29	2	7	20	20:51	-31	13	LDDLW

Champion

UCL

Europa League

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Robert Jones

Venue:

Stadium of Light

Capacity:

49 000

Sunderland vs Crystal Palace match from the Premier League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Sunderland and Crystal Palace. Follow team performance and match context within the Premier League season.